Item: IBM API Connect
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM API Connect

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM API Connect to basic to complex API's for the clients which provide very flexible and easy way to design the API's. It out of box capacity gives us flexibility to run the system at low, moderate and high scale for the small to big clients.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Complete API Management
Security
Resilient
Performance

Cons

Comparatively High Pricing
Upgrade Problem for microservices

Return on Investment

Faster delivery of product to clients
Security concerns are already solved
Better Execution for complex structure

Usability

Overall, IBM API Connect provide full API management features loaded in the plate. There is not need to think about the security, performance, reliability and many more.

Alternatives Considered

AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions

It was organizational boundaries to use IBM API Connect but we have learnt so many think on this technology. Obviously, We have more experience on this it;s easy for us to configure and maintain the system.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM API Connect delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM API Connect's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM API Connect live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM API Connect go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM API Connect again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Cloud Functions, Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda

Likelihood to Recommend

Based on the experience with IBM API Connect, I would say this is great out of box solution with super easy of configurations when you have limited time to design API as well as security. A person should well versed and need appropriate experience to maximize usage the product.

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